Skills for Chicagoland's Future
Nathaniel Gold is an experienced professional in talent acquisition and sales, currently serving as a Senior Talent Acquisition Lead at Skills for Chicagoland's Future since May 2017. Nathaniel identifies and coaches residents for employment opportunities, leads career-oriented trainings, and facilitates mock interviews for high school students, ensuring optimal career pairings. Prior to this role, Nathaniel worked as an Account Executive at Yelp, where responsibilities included promoting sales strategies through team meetings and managing over 80 calls to local businesses daily. Nathaniel also has a background in hospitality as a Server at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, recognized with multiple Service Plus awards. Nathaniel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications from Indiana University Bloomington, completed in 2010.
Skills for Chicagoland's Future
Skills for Chicagoland’s Future is a signature initiative of Chicago Mayor's Office and Cook County Board President Preckwinkle that is designed to close the workforce skills gap, drive business growth and get unemployed and underemployed Chicagoland area residents back to work. We do this by partnering with local employers to identify their available hiring needs and match them with qualified unemployed/underemployed job seekers in the Chicagoland area. We also access and coordinate government funding for customized training, so candidates have the skills necessary to deliver results from their first day on the job. We are a public-private partnership that is supported by the City of Chicago, Cook County, and the State of Illinois, as well as by private and corporate foundations. Our nonprofit status means we provide these recruitment, placement and training services at no cost to the job seeker. Our win-win approach is not only an important civic initiative but also a great way to make our region economically stronger and bring a highly skilled and diverse workforce to companies who need it.